EDITOR’S NOTE: Four members of Sporting News’ college basketball team have ranked a list of 16 memorable NCAA Tournament moments chosen by Enterprise. The four rankings were aggregated into a Sweet 16 bracket. Here, we have associate editor Troy Machir's take.

1. Christian Laettner and The Shot, Duke vs. Kentucky, 1992 East Regional final. There is no moment more synonymous with March Madness than The Shot. The game featured two of the most legendary programs in college basketball, two of the best coaches the game has ever seen and arguably one of the most polarizing players in the history of the sport. This is the greatest moment in college basketball and one of the most iconic moments in the entire pantheon of competitive athletics.

2. N.C. State's buzzer-beating win over Houston, 1983 championship game. As great as Lorenzo Charles’ NCAA championship-winning putback was, it’s the immediate aftermath that makes this moment so special. Jim Valvano in frenzied disbelief, sprinting all across the court just looking to hug somebody. Such a great moment.

3. Loyola Marymount's Bo Kimble honors Hank Gathers by shooting lefthanded free throw, 1990 first round. Arguably the most iconic non-game-winning moment in NCAA Tournament history. Not only did the Lions beat the reigning national champions Michigan 145-119 during their run to the Elite Eight, but Kimble honored his fallen teammate by shooting some of his foul shots lefthanded. The stuff of legends.

4. Valparaiso's Bryce Drew hits buzzer-beater to upset No. 4 seed Ole Miss, 1998 first round. Everything that March Madness stands for summed up in one moment. A mid-major school very few had heard of knocking off a power-conference team at the buzzer on a perfectly executed play by the son of the head coach.

5. Mario Chalmers' 3-pointer that forced overtime vs. Memphis, 2008 championship game. If Chalmers misses the shot, all of Bill Self’s accomplishments, his 10 straight Big 12 regular season titles, his two national championship game appearances, don’t look as impressive. On the flip side, if Chalmers misses the shot, Memphis would have had to later vacate it. It was a huge shot inside the game and in the overall picture of college hoops.

6. Casey Calvary and Gonzaga, "THE SLIPPER STILL FITS!", 1999 West Regional semifinal win vs. Florida. The moment “Cinderella” became an official part of NCAA Tournament lexicon. The moment the world became familiar with Gus Johnson. An iconic tournament moment.

9. Danny Manning and the Miracles, 1988 champions. This team finished the season with 11 loses, the most of any NCAA Tournament champion. But part of what makes March Madness so great is that players rise to the occasion. There may be no player in the history of the tournament who rose to the occasion more than Manning.

10. UCLA wins 10th national title under John Wooden, who then retires, 1975. John Wooden is the greatest coach in college basketball history, and he left the game at the top and on his own terms. We will never see another team like Wooden’s UCLA squads, nor will we ever see a coach quite like the “Wizard of Westwood.”

11. Hakim Warrick’s block of Kansas' Michael Lee to preserve title, 2003 championship game. It was Carmelo’s team, but it was Warrick’s block that earned Jim Boeheim his first national championship. Most iconic tournament moments happen on the offensive end, but it’s fitting that a team known for its zone defense won the title on a defensive play.

12. Morris Peterson takes over in the final 15 minutes to help Michigan State beat Florida, 2000 championship game. As fun as it is to see crazy buzzer-beaters and wild finishes, there is something mesmerizing about watching a single player dominate. That’s exactly what Peterson did in the second half.

13. No. 15 Hampton’s upset of No. 2 Iowa State, 2001 round of 64. The 2001 Hampton squad is arguably the best team in MEAC history, and the No. 2-seed Cyclones found out the hard way. Before Norfolk State shocked the world against Missouri, there was Hampton.

14. Western Kentucky’s Ty Rogers hits 3-point buzzer-beater vs. Drake, 2008 round of 64. It’s shots like this that make the NCAA Tournament so special. Nobody knew who Rogers was. But his name will never be forgotten now thanks to his buzzer-beating 3-pointer over Drake, which was the highest-seeded mid-major team in the tournament.

15. Florida's Mike Miller hits running buzzer-beater to beat Butler, 2000 round of 64. No. 12-seed Butler was hell-bent on becoming the next great Cinderella, following in the footsteps of Gonzaga and Valparaiso, but the sharpshooting Florida gunner had other ideas. One of the more chaotic tournament finishes in the last 15 years.

16. Elvin Hayes' 97 rebounds in 1968 NCAA Tournament. Hayes capped his tremendous collegiate career with arguably the most dominant rebounding display in NCAA Tournament history.